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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 2970061, member: 111"]If you're talking about the size of the beads, in the order I posted the images, the first beads are tiny 16/0 (approx. 1.2 mm dia.), the second is 11/0 (approx. 1.8 mm dia.), the third 12/0 (approx. 1.7 mm dia.) - but should keep in mind that those old beads usually vary quite a bit in their size, probably even more so on the 'cut' beads, and bead sellers don't always get the 'aught' measurement right (even with a caliper, unless a good digital, those 10ths of millimeters can be difficult to determine)...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 2970061, member: 111"]If you're talking about the size of the beads, in the order I posted the images, the first beads are tiny 16/0 (approx. 1.2 mm dia.), the second is 11/0 (approx. 1.8 mm dia.), the third 12/0 (approx. 1.7 mm dia.) - but should keep in mind that those old beads usually vary quite a bit in their size, probably even more so on the 'cut' beads, and bead sellers don't always get the 'aught' measurement right (even with a caliper, unless a good digital, those 10ths of millimeters can be difficult to determine)... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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